Welcome March- and a big fat goodbye to Winter!
It’s March. Have you noticed? I gleefully flipped my calendar over yesterday. I love a new month, with all its empty squares that are yet to be filled with appointments and stuff. I love that for a few days, my time seems to be my own. It looks lazy. For a little while. I especially like this month, because, there, on the 20 th , circled in bright yellow marker, is the day- the first day of Spring! We’ve had a weak and wimpy winter. Hardly any snow and our days seldom dipped below freezing. On those days when it was cold, I had to force feed my children their coats and gloves. They weren’t convinced. What is winter? It hasn’t shown up this year. I do like winter. Like all the seasons, it has its virtues. There’s hot chocolate, which, let’s face it, isn’t enjoyable at any other time. Steaming cocoa and a sweaty neck just don’t mix. I’m not a skier, nor do I fancy being wet, ...